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#DAE71D Color

#DAE71D is rgb(218, 231, 29) in RGB, hsl(64, 81%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 87%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAE71D
HEX#DAE71D
RGBrgb(218, 231, 29)
HSLhsl(64, 81%, 51%)
HSVhsv(64, 87%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 87%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.195 113.9)
LABlab(88.43% -19.68 82.37)
LCHlch(88.43% 84.69 103.43)

What #DAE71D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAE71D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DAE71D Channel Values

How #DAE71D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 231 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 81% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 87% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAE71D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAE71D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAE71D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DAE71D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAE71D.

How #DAE71D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAE71D
Protanopia#E5E51E
Protanomaly#E1E61D
Deuteranopia#E3E321
Deuteranomaly#DFE41F
Tritanopia#E7DADA
Tritanomaly#E2DFAE
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAE71D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dae71d: #DAE71D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAE71D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dae71d': '#DAE71D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.906, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_dae71d">#DAE71D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAE71D"

More Yellow Colors

#DAE71D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAE71D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAE71D?

#DAE71D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(218, 231, 29) in RGB and hsl(64, 81%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #DAE71D?

#DAE71D is rgb(218, 231, 29) — red 218, green 231, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAE71D?

#DAE71D converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 87%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAE71D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAE71D scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAE71D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAE71D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.87, which is visibly different.

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